slanty

adjective

as in slanted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanty
  1. slanted
  2. diagonal
  3. slant
  4. hanging
Adjective
  • The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of slanted
Adjective
  • Returning to our social network example, R(3,10) could be considered off-diagonal, given that 3 and 10 are reasonably far apart.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Moon found Thomas Amang in the center of the field and continued his diagonal run to the box.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Definition of diagonal
Adjective
  • Maye then hit Brown on a slant route from an empty formation that generated a cushy matchup for him versus linebacker Christian Elliss.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Nacua came back shortly after that on a slant route across the middle.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of slant
Adjective
  • Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of hanging
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